HAND-SEWN ROSETTES AT THE BODICE — MADE FROM CURTAIN FABRIC, AND ACTUALLY WORN IN A PHOTOSHOOT.

This one started as an Adobe Illustrator design, but I wanted to see it in three dimensions, so I draped it in real fabric — cream curtains I'd found at Fashion Institute of Florida. Same fabric as Midnight Cascade. It was one of four pieces I made in eight days total for the same shoot — this dress, Midnight Cascade, and two swimwear pieces, every flower hand-sewn. With that little time, when I realized the curtain's existing hem could just become the dress's hem, I took the shortcut. No extra finishing needed.

It got a proper photoshoot too, which is the only reason there are real photos of it being worn, not just sketches.